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mcconnell mcconnell is making good on his promise to filibuster every judicial nominee of president obama yesterday he led the charge in filibustering the very uncontroversial or non-controversial nomination of robert bacharach nominated to the u.s. tenth circuit court of appeals in oklahoma say our courts are woefully understaffed yet rather than doing something about it mitch mcconnell is content on just being a jackass and the very very ugly another jackass rep steve king most of the nation finds dog fighting disgusting but steve think thinks it's a ok and defending his efforts to weaken animal cruelty laws can express his support for animal abuse and dog fighting telling his constituents that quote it's wrong to raid animals above human beings and quote instead that if we allow humans to fight i can boxing in dogs and other animals should be able to fight too well last time i checked we don't allow humans to fight to the death but i suppose king would support that too right you know next up proposes america's very own version of the hunger games and that is very very ugly. comin
mcconnell mcconnell is making good on his promise to filibuster every judicial nominee of president obama yesterday he led the charge in filibustering the very uncontroversial or non-controversial nomination of robert bacharach nominated to the u.s. tenth circuit court of appeals in oklahoma say our courts are woefully understaffed yet rather than doing something about it mitch mcconnell is content on just being a jackass and the very very ugly another jackass rep steve king most of the nation...
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mcconnell. if karl rove wants to know who may take out their wall >>> i >>> i ezra klein am about to attempt something death defying, i'm going to attempt something that to my knowledge has never been done in primetime television, i'm going the try to convince you in less than two minutes that you should care, really truly care if spanish bond percents are at the right percent. what are they, a bond is what governments use to borrow money. you want money, you sell a bond. the yield is the percent that the government gets on the loan. the more confident a country is that they will be able to pay it back, the less you have to pay to borrow, so we pay just about nothing. a country like spain is considered less of a safe bet so they pay more. a lot more. but here is the thing, most countries print their own currency. so even if they are irresponsible, they print more money and pay down debts, but that can lead to inflation, and a bit of that is better than defaulting all together. but now spain is p
mcconnell. if karl rove wants to know who may take out their wall >>> i >>> i ezra klein am about to attempt something death defying, i'm going to attempt something that to my knowledge has never been done in primetime television, i'm going the try to convince you in less than two minutes that you should care, really truly care if spanish bond percents are at the right percent. what are they, a bond is what governments use to borrow money. you want money, you sell a bond. the...
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boehner and the senator republican leader, mitch mcconnell but was told they were asleep. >> wake them up, for goodness sake. >> he is the president. >> wake him up. >> yesterday, yesterday, senate majority leader harry reid struck a tone of cautious optimism. >> it's better to dance than to fight. it's bettor work together. i want to work together but i want everyone to also understand, you can't push us around. >> hours later there was some reason for hope. the word revenue which speaker boehner used 15 times in a 12-minute press conference and not always in a completely negative context. >> the news via tax reform. we're willing to accept new revenue under the right conditions. republicans have signaled a willingness to accept new revenue. if it comes from growth and reform. >> has boehner opened the door to compromise and extended an actual olive branch. he alluded to the grand bargain that slipped away a year ago. >> closer to the critical mass needed legislatively to get tax reform done. the president and i talked about it extensively during the summer of 2011. it will require we
boehner and the senator republican leader, mitch mcconnell but was told they were asleep. >> wake them up, for goodness sake. >> he is the president. >> wake him up. >> yesterday, yesterday, senate majority leader harry reid struck a tone of cautious optimism. >> it's better to dance than to fight. it's bettor work together. i want to work together but i want everyone to also understand, you can't push us around. >> hours later there was some reason for hope....
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mcconnell. if karl rove wants to know who may take out their wall no! but, i'm about to change that. ♪ every little baby wants 50% more cash... ♪ phhht! fine, you try. [ strings breaking, wood splintering ] ha ha. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. ♪ what's in your wallet? ♪ what's in your...your... ♪ what's in your wallet? those surprising little still make you take notice. there are a million reasons why. but your erectile dysfunction that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cau
mcconnell. if karl rove wants to know who may take out their wall no! but, i'm about to change that. ♪ every little baby wants 50% more cash... ♪ phhht! fine, you try. [ strings breaking, wood splintering ] ha ha. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. ♪ what's in your wallet? ♪ what's in your...your... ♪ what's in your wallet? those surprising little still make you take notice. there are a million reasons why. but your...
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mcconnell has made it clear he will go to con one if the president tries to tamper with the fec. and i think my response to that is: how would that be different than how he is behaving now? >> that's for sure. >> call that bluff and make that change. >> so i agree with you on that. but just to set this out for our viewers, in your analysis of the lay of the land which affected campaign finance, do the candidates with more money always win? >> no. they don't. and, of course, we have had a number of self-financed candidates, including in california, a couple of them running for governor who didn't make it. you can have a lot of money and you can run a lousy campaign. but that doesn't mean that money doesn't matter and in particular, if you are going beyond the candidate and my nightmare this time around is you have outside groups that will put many billions more in and they can roadblock all of the television time in the prime spotstiously freeze out the candidates and drown out the messages that are coming. when i hear these pious figures saying this is all about freedom and peopl
mcconnell has made it clear he will go to con one if the president tries to tamper with the fec. and i think my response to that is: how would that be different than how he is behaving now? >> that's for sure. >> call that bluff and make that change. >> so i agree with you on that. but just to set this out for our viewers, in your analysis of the lay of the land which affected campaign finance, do the candidates with more money always win? >> no. they don't. and, of...
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mcconnell. if karl rove wants to know who may take out their wall >>> i if you are one of the millions of men who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription. [ male announcer ] dosing and application sites between these products differ. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see unexpected signs of early puberty in a child, or, signs in a woman which may include changes in body hair or a large increase in acne, possibly due to accidental exposure. men with breast cancer or who have or might have prostate cancer, and women who are, or may become pregnant or are breast feeding should not use androgel. ser
mcconnell. if karl rove wants to know who may take out their wall >>> i if you are one of the millions of men who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription. [ male...
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mitch mcconnell failed. last night was a victory against obstruction. instead, americans picked a president who wants to spend money on what?! infrastructure? what's that? roads, bridges, green energy, efficient buildings. you know, after a decade of bloodshed and combat abroad, americans re-elected a president who ended one war and is going to end another one. america voted for social change, for the first time in the nation's history, voters approved marriage equality measures. they did it in not just one state, but three states. and in minnesota, voters rejected a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. voters across the country are in line with the president of the united states when it comes to these equal rights. these equal rights. >> for me, personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> so in the end, voters chose to move forward, not to go back to the failures of the past. on a number of different issues. it was a message that president obama understood very
mitch mcconnell failed. last night was a victory against obstruction. instead, americans picked a president who wants to spend money on what?! infrastructure? what's that? roads, bridges, green energy, efficient buildings. you know, after a decade of bloodshed and combat abroad, americans re-elected a president who ended one war and is going to end another one. america voted for social change, for the first time in the nation's history, voters approved marriage equality measures. they did it in...
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>> mitch mcconnell is taking this slightly exaggerated view here, at the least. the proposed bill, the bill that was filibustered in the senate would impact democratic groups as well as republican groups. certainly, there are more republican groups this year since citizens united that have benefited from large donations, multimillion-dollar donations. studies have shown republican c4 groups have a raised democratic ones. but the bill would impact both equally. >> and the bill has been defeated? >> it has been blocked at this stage, right. i don't think there's any comparison for the nixon enemies list. i think what drives the bill's sponsor -- >> fascinating that mcconnell is raising it about nixon critics and he is a longtime advocate for greater transparency in campaign finance a gestation and rolls. in fact, that is one of his major talking points over the years, that we do not need more regulations but greater transparency. here he is on the other side and said, well, if it is a politically-driven effort. which i think is an exaggerated one. i think republica
>> mitch mcconnell is taking this slightly exaggerated view here, at the least. the proposed bill, the bill that was filibustered in the senate would impact democratic groups as well as republican groups. certainly, there are more republican groups this year since citizens united that have benefited from large donations, multimillion-dollar donations. studies have shown republican c4 groups have a raised democratic ones. but the bill would impact both equally. >> and the bill has...
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listen to mitch mcconnell attempt to back up romney's claim that the federal government has nothing to do with supporting police officers, firefighters and teachers. take a listen. >> there could be another justification which was that it might get the economy going. we tried that with the stimulus. how did that work out? most people think it didn't make any difference at all. >> yeah, could i speak to that, martin. >> please, because i imagine, jared, 400,000 teachers whose jobs were saved might actually think mr. mcconnell, it made some difference to our lives. >> you know, this is like at some point you kind of have to believe your own eyes. there were moments during the recovery act where mayors had pink slips in one hand and a recovery act check in the other hand and they ripped up the pink slips. there's no question, absolutely none. it is a fact that the recovery act helped preserve to retain many hundreds of thousands of jobs. there's no question and these guys ought to know a little bit about what goes on in the budget as i said in our earlier segment in fact, there's grants a
listen to mitch mcconnell attempt to back up romney's claim that the federal government has nothing to do with supporting police officers, firefighters and teachers. take a listen. >> there could be another justification which was that it might get the economy going. we tried that with the stimulus. how did that work out? most people think it didn't make any difference at all. >> yeah, could i speak to that, martin. >> please, because i imagine, jared, 400,000 teachers whose...
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mitch mcconnell taking a hard line. if he does not budge where do we move and how does the economy react between now and november? >> well, i think we're going to see ordinary citizens just start to pressure the republican side. the fact that they are still under this situation where under sequestration, so many working family programs would be affected. certainly the payroll tax break would be affected. unemployment insurance would be affected. so are they really going to take the knives to the programs that affect working families across this nation to get these outrageous bonus benefits for the top 2%? i don't think so. so i think it is bluff and bluster. it is unacceptable. and it is going to take them right down the tube on the election front if they persist. >> eliot: it sounds to me as though look, i obviously agree with you both analytically as to the impact on the economy the programs that are at stake through sequestration but it sounds to me like this game of bluff or potential bluff on both sides probably wi
mitch mcconnell taking a hard line. if he does not budge where do we move and how does the economy react between now and november? >> well, i think we're going to see ordinary citizens just start to pressure the republican side. the fact that they are still under this situation where under sequestration, so many working family programs would be affected. certainly the payroll tax break would be affected. unemployment insurance would be affected. so are they really going to take the knives...
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mitch mcconnell is blocking those in the senate right now. >> anyone else want to pick up on that? who else has a question? we will bring the microphone around. this is not a shy group. >> [inaudible] ron ball, ky. i am a guest. my question has to do with the advertisement that was discussed several minutes ago, the one that was called disgraceful and a lot of people objected to. i want to have closure on that. i would like to know whether it did try to find people that had good experience or does look for people who had bad experiences. i would like to get the logistics of how those decisions were made to run that. >> what we did is we talk to a lot of folks. we talked to 18, but the number was larger. people just told their story. we talk to them about telling their story with a larger audience, and they were happy to do it. i want to tell you something about the advertisement being disgraceful. i know the theatrics people fell into talking about it. in all of the facts in the advertisement are true. if you look at the context of where we are right now, mitt romney has an adverti
mitch mcconnell is blocking those in the senate right now. >> anyone else want to pick up on that? who else has a question? we will bring the microphone around. this is not a shy group. >> [inaudible] ron ball, ky. i am a guest. my question has to do with the advertisement that was discussed several minutes ago, the one that was called disgraceful and a lot of people objected to. i want to have closure on that. i would like to know whether it did try to find people that had good...
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mitch mcconnell has said straight out we need the american people to not see it as bipartisan. how do minorities escape that? it seems we have belt this behavior into the system itself. >> you have to get around the middlemen in washington, d.c. the middlemen essentially the lobbyists, the political consultants, the pollsters, they're one of the main reasons why you see this kind of pollerization, because they take these sort of instant polls, show, look, we have a great opportunity to hammer the other guys. we can score in this election, and that's why on the big issues, we see everything gridlocked. i think on tax reform, we have another terrific opportunity. i and others have put together a bipartisan bill, built around what democrats and ronald reagan did where they clean out the clutter, hold down the rates, and rhee create millions of jobs. to do it, both sides are going to have to say we're going to be willing to do what's good for the country, solve a problem, and that means fighting the special interests, not each other. we'll see if it can be done. >> we'll see. orego
mitch mcconnell has said straight out we need the american people to not see it as bipartisan. how do minorities escape that? it seems we have belt this behavior into the system itself. >> you have to get around the middlemen in washington, d.c. the middlemen essentially the lobbyists, the political consultants, the pollsters, they're one of the main reasons why you see this kind of pollerization, because they take these sort of instant polls, show, look, we have a great opportunity to...
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mitch mcconnell it's for you! >> stephanie: yesterday he said the voters have not endorsed the failures of the first term. >> they kind of like what he was doing. >> stephanie: they've given him more time to finish the job they asked him to do together with a balanced congress. >> stephanie: the one you've been so helpful with. the way you've been so helpful and bipartisan all along? oh really? whatever. get back in your terrarium. let's go to -- >> he's just upset he didn't get control of the senate. >> stephanie: yeah, i know. michael in sarasota, you're on "the stephanie miller show." hi michael. >> caller: how are you, my love? >> stephanie: i'm fine. >> caller: you and your merry band of elves have made my absolute life just a joy! >> stephanie: oh, thank you, honey. >> caller: darling, the french -- i have a story about your dad but before i get to that -- >> stephanie: what? >> caller: hang on a moment. the french may have given us that beautiful lady in new york harbor with that gorgeous torch beaming acro
mitch mcconnell it's for you! >> stephanie: yesterday he said the voters have not endorsed the failures of the first term. >> they kind of like what he was doing. >> stephanie: they've given him more time to finish the job they asked him to do together with a balanced congress. >> stephanie: the one you've been so helpful with. the way you've been so helpful and bipartisan all along? oh really? whatever. get back in your terrarium. let's go to -- >> he's just upset...
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minority leader mitch mcconnell highlighted his own opposition to the act sounding the free speech alarm bells. >> what this calls for is addition closure of all contributions to all grassroots groups which is far more dangerous than it's opponents are willing to admit. this is nothing less than an effort by the government itself to expose it's critics to harassment and intimidation. joining me is senator sheldon whitehouse. thank you for coming on the show. your bill is the most likely answer to citizens united. tell us what it does, and then procedurally, when are we going to get this passed? >> the bill does something very very simple. it requires any personal organization that contributes over $10,000 towards a campaign expenditure, a purchase of tv, for instance, to report within 24 hours that they did it. so that instead of this onslaught of secret campaign money that is pouring in through 501 c 4s and through super pacs we actually have an idea of who is behind all this spending. as you know, that's important because people don't spend this kind of money without a motive. and if t
minority leader mitch mcconnell highlighted his own opposition to the act sounding the free speech alarm bells. >> what this calls for is addition closure of all contributions to all grassroots groups which is far more dangerous than it's opponents are willing to admit. this is nothing less than an effort by the government itself to expose it's critics to harassment and intimidation. joining me is senator sheldon whitehouse. thank you for coming on the show. your bill is the most likely...
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whether mitch mcconnell and more adult members of the members the of the senator can put pressure on the house. if they can't change these fundamental dynamics we're headed in the same direction. >> i think mitch mcconnell is the problem because he's headed for re-election. but i think one of the interesting things that boehner said, is this your moment now, mr. president, now leave. that's both the reality and a little bit of trying to pass the buck. but it's the truth. it is going to be up to the president to go into the negotiations and to lead, and continue to listen and find areas where compromise can be built. it is on his shoulders. >> he has to lead publicly as well. >> yes. >> to sell it? >> he has to sell it. you know, there are a couple -- there aren't a lot of republicans i think that play in regards to public pressure, but there are a few. and the president's going to have to work hard, find points of pressure on those people. >> and willing to absorb some blows. >> remember when he ran against hillary clinton and beat her. hillary clinton had a great idea, self-reliance
whether mitch mcconnell and more adult members of the members the of the senator can put pressure on the house. if they can't change these fundamental dynamics we're headed in the same direction. >> i think mitch mcconnell is the problem because he's headed for re-election. but i think one of the interesting things that boehner said, is this your moment now, mr. president, now leave. that's both the reality and a little bit of trying to pass the buck. but it's the truth. it is going to be...
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if jim demint ends up taking a leadership job in this republican party, or mitch mcconnell stays there, the way mitch mcconnell is talking right now, i think it means they haven't learned these lessons and aiming at something other than a majority. they're aiming at something else. >> that used to be, to take that job, running the party campaign committee is a career-making step in washington. and i think there was a report today, supposedly, marco rubio was being talked about, to run the committee for the republicans in the next cycle, that has no interest in doing it. you can't recruit candidates and say, we're going to put our support behind you. they're going to still lose the primary. >> it's a lose/lose situation in terms of those internal dynamics. steve kornacki, ow also seem very spry today, like ed. >> lots of caffeine. i'm going to crash this weekend. >> i understand. all right. thanks, steve. >>> all right, so, how did the unfortunate comments about rape caucus do in last night's elections? surprisingly poorly. that very cheery story is coming up next. >>> okay. if you were
if jim demint ends up taking a leadership job in this republican party, or mitch mcconnell stays there, the way mitch mcconnell is talking right now, i think it means they haven't learned these lessons and aiming at something other than a majority. they're aiming at something else. >> that used to be, to take that job, running the party campaign committee is a career-making step in washington. and i think there was a report today, supposedly, marco rubio was being talked about, to run the...
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i mean, mitch mcconnell is not just craven. he believes to win the party, can't vote the way jim demint does. jim demint said, well, fine, here's seven people like me. i'll see you. >> one thing i think we sometimes forget when we talk about abstract party principles is something a guy like specter believed is you represent your constituents. and his constituents were not as conservative as jim demints in south carolina, as mitch mcconnells in kentucky and, of course, pennsylvania has been going very blue. that seems to me to be kind of the core argument here. one thing that's happened is these political parties have nationalized in a very big way, and demint's strategy, it appears to me to largely be to nationalize the elections. you have this big washington groups like freedom works or now heritage entering into these primaries that are in districts for house members and states for senators and trying to get people acceptable to the national republican party even if they're not seriously facility for the district or state the
i mean, mitch mcconnell is not just craven. he believes to win the party, can't vote the way jim demint does. jim demint said, well, fine, here's seven people like me. i'll see you. >> one thing i think we sometimes forget when we talk about abstract party principles is something a guy like specter believed is you represent your constituents. and his constituents were not as conservative as jim demints in south carolina, as mitch mcconnells in kentucky and, of course, pennsylvania has...
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. >> john boehner, mitch mcconnell, on board this week. what about the conservative base? >> the base has no where to go. it is obama or romney. blend the base at other choices, they had six others and that did not work. obama is the one who will mobilize the base. people are not going to stay home. >> i agree with that, sort of. there is no place to go. but the numbers, republican term o -- are now in the primaries, has been lower this year, which is amazing. when you are talking very small percentage is, it makes a difference. that is what karl rove determined -- the 2000 election was so close that he needed to drive the base, and george bush won reelection in 2004 because of a very small number of people turned out and work enthusiastic. >> and the endorsements were sort of damning with faint praise. mitch daniels came out and said, "romney is campaigning to win, not as he would govern." he is not speaking to the people he needs to speak to, young people, poor people, to say "i can bring you into the system." he is just going to people with the big bucks. >> i am with n
. >> john boehner, mitch mcconnell, on board this week. what about the conservative base? >> the base has no where to go. it is obama or romney. blend the base at other choices, they had six others and that did not work. obama is the one who will mobilize the base. people are not going to stay home. >> i agree with that, sort of. there is no place to go. but the numbers, republican term o -- are now in the primaries, has been lower this year, which is amazing. when you are...
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you know mitch mcconnell, kind of a jowly guy. he's my favorite politician by far, and not just because of his good looks or his southern charm. it's because mitch mcconnell is the most honest man in washington. you ask almost anyone else in a position of power on capitol hill why they're doing, what they're doing, and you get spin, spin, and more spin. they're reaching across the aisle to make the country better, that freedom is the most important freedom, then you think about the children and the freedom, and et cetera, et cetera. meanwhile, they got done ten minutes before that meeting with six mega donors and the way they're voting on the amendment because they're settling a score they have been nursing since the 2005 budget fight. mitch mcconnell is not really like that. he tells you what's going on. when he speaks i have learned to listen. in fact, of every politician and i'm not joking about this, he's the one i listen to the most closely because his mixer of power and honesty maim hick the best guy to what is going to happ
you know mitch mcconnell, kind of a jowly guy. he's my favorite politician by far, and not just because of his good looks or his southern charm. it's because mitch mcconnell is the most honest man in washington. you ask almost anyone else in a position of power on capitol hill why they're doing, what they're doing, and you get spin, spin, and more spin. they're reaching across the aisle to make the country better, that freedom is the most important freedom, then you think about the children and...
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you've got mitch mcconnell, who's running for re-election. you've got eric cantor, looking over speaker boehner's shoulder. he'd love to have that job. i mean, how can you get an honest broker out of the republican camp, when all of this stuff is swimming around? you've got the hard right-wing tea partyers out there. you've got mcconnell looking at possibly being in a real tough re-election. and as i said, you know, boehner, is he protecting his backside or the american people? i mean, this doesn't have the framework or the dichotomy of a good deal from their standpoint, does it? >> well, i think one of the reasons that they're on defense is the fact that the president is willing to take this fight outside the beltway. inside the beltway, there's a whole fuzzy logic that starts to apply, where you lose track of what it means to be in the middle class and how serious the economic situation is. and i think as the president continues to make that case about basic economic fairness, one that nearly two-thirds of voters in this election felt that
you've got mitch mcconnell, who's running for re-election. you've got eric cantor, looking over speaker boehner's shoulder. he'd love to have that job. i mean, how can you get an honest broker out of the republican camp, when all of this stuff is swimming around? you've got the hard right-wing tea partyers out there. you've got mcconnell looking at possibly being in a real tough re-election. and as i said, you know, boehner, is he protecting his backside or the american people? i mean, this...
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that's mitch mcconnell, the president said he's a christian and i'll take him at his word. they leave a little bit of wiggle room. so when they say mitt romney pulled over and wept, i tack him at his word. >> cenk: iraq, 9/11. here they say president obama is he question. >> they talk about the war on religion which rick perry started and it's a dirty filthy lie, this war on religion. the only religion he's at war with is islam and that's what the drones about that. >> cenk: thank you. when we come back, is president obama too tough on fellow african-americans? we'll get that point. >> obama: you're competing against young people in beijing and bangalore. they're not hanging out. they're not getting over. >> cenk: all right, that did not set well with professor trish rose. and then we'll conservative jack burke man on to discuss the conservative of you didn't build that i'm coming on that issue. >> my father's hands didn't build this company? my hands didn't about this company. >> through hard work and a little bit of luck we built this business. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] the
that's mitch mcconnell, the president said he's a christian and i'll take him at his word. they leave a little bit of wiggle room. so when they say mitt romney pulled over and wept, i tack him at his word. >> cenk: iraq, 9/11. here they say president obama is he question. >> they talk about the war on religion which rick perry started and it's a dirty filthy lie, this war on religion. the only religion he's at war with is islam and that's what the drones about that. >> cenk:...
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it may not be sufficient for msnbc viewers. >> no, mitch mcconnell, senator, the republican mitch mcconnell, it's not sufficient for him and his party and karl rove. >> the reality is mitch mcconnell is one of the worst political hacks on the a plant earth. mitch mcconnells of the world are one of the biggest problems we have. i think more and more conservatives through this todd akin situation seeing the double standard here are recognizing that really the problem here so much isn't the democrats trying to oppose, but it has been their human shields, their defacto human shields in the washington republican establishment that is the most clear and immediate danger. that's why you're seeing such a fault line develop here over this todd akin situation. if there was a consistency of a standard here from the republican national leadership, people might be more inclined to say hey, maybe you need another senate nominee. really what they don't like about todd akin is that he's pro-life. they want somebody who will take marching orders from the mitt romney party establishment. they want somebody i
it may not be sufficient for msnbc viewers. >> no, mitch mcconnell, senator, the republican mitch mcconnell, it's not sufficient for him and his party and karl rove. >> the reality is mitch mcconnell is one of the worst political hacks on the a plant earth. mitch mcconnells of the world are one of the biggest problems we have. i think more and more conservatives through this todd akin situation seeing the double standard here are recognizing that really the problem here so much...
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mitch mcconnell made a statement saying the voters have not endorsed the failures or successes, simply given him more time to finish the job they asked him to do, together with a congress that restored balance to washington after two years of one-party control. now, not so fast. the actual number of votes cast for house seats favored the democrats by a half a million votes. this is no man dade for house republicans, but of course they're trying to swing a big stick again. there's a reason. republicans were able to capture more house seats with a majority of the vote. for example, look at pennsylvania in 2008. take a good look. where is the red? a lot of blue district, right? take a look at pennsylvania in 2012. wow. what happened? there's a lot more red. it's because democratic districts have been jerry mandered into unwinnable seats. you know, those republicans are pretty slick. reliability blue districts in the southwestern and southeastern part of pennsylvania were combined into comfortable red districts. real clear politics reported that last year pennsylvania underwent the gerryma
mitch mcconnell made a statement saying the voters have not endorsed the failures or successes, simply given him more time to finish the job they asked him to do, together with a congress that restored balance to washington after two years of one-party control. now, not so fast. the actual number of votes cast for house seats favored the democrats by a half a million votes. this is no man dade for house republicans, but of course they're trying to swing a big stick again. there's a reason....